Rank

1602of 3,144

Jefferson, Indiana

Score 6.27 / 10· population 33,056

About 33,100 people live in Jefferson, Indiana. It ranks #1,602 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #77 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% of counties. On this site's state scores, Indiana gets 7.51 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights.

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